Of Apples and Oranges – Donald Trump and the Threat of...
To start, allow us to muse the following dystopian and intentionally hyperbolic scenario: at the conclusion of the 2020 US Presidential election in November,...
[Mexico] “About Time!” – Jimena Vazquez
This week's special article by Jimena Vazquez, reflects upon the last Mexican elections. Jimena argues that the election result signals that: 'it is not...
Essex Transform: Rediscovering the Demos Inside the space of Academia
In this week's article/report we present and support the student-driven project 'Essex Transform: Rediscovering the Demos Inside the Academia', led by the Centre...
Challenging “Gender Ideology”: (Anti-)Gender Politics in Europe’s Populist Moment | Jenny...
In this long-read article for The New Pretender Jenny Gunnarsson Payne offers an in-depth analysis of the emergence and power of so-called “Anti-Gender” movements and campaigns both here in...
The first step is admitting that you’re a worker –...
Modelling might seem like atypical work, a vocation that doesn’t have a lot in common with more regular jobs. That is the prevalent image...
To tackle Trump, we must do better than call him fascist
Tomorrow, Friday 12 July, the UK will welcome Trump with perhaps the largest protests since the Iraq war. All over Scotland —a country which loathed...
France’s Security Laws Should be a Wake-Up Call to Leftwing Nationalists...
If you are reading this, chances are you have heard about the French security laws that were proposed last Fall and are scheduled for...
The Republican Future for the Irish Left? Socialist Strategy and the...
The developments of the Irish General Election (2020) represents an historic juncture for the left in Ireland. The question of left-strategy seems more urgent...
Battling for the Meaning of “New Normal”: A Glimpse on How...
Indonesia, along with many other countries, has been facing the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020. While the potential of outbreak had been detected since...
Are you saying we actually have no free speech anymore? |...
In this weekend’s long read, Steven Gormley examines the issue of free speech as it applies to speech acts which are offensive to religious...